Assistant Store Manager

Our client is the convenience retail division of a larger Group based in the West Midlands. Founded in 1917, they began life as a one-man counter service grocery store in Wolverhampton. Over the past century, they have grown into one of the largest privately owned companies in the UK and now employs more than 8,200 people with a turnover of £1.3 billion.

With more than 5,100 employees and over 300 stores located across England and Wales, they are one of the UK’s leading convenience store operators.

Putting people first is the philosophy that has resulted in them becoming the dynamic, forward-thinking success story that they are today, and it is this belief that will continue to drive the company’s growth forward in the next century.

As the Assistant Store Manager you will assist in maximising sales and profit by contributing to the continuous improvement of the store and staff, control of costs and leakage and provision of friendly, efficient service to customers, colleagues and visitors.

Responsibilities:

- Deliver customer service in line with service standards - Generate ideas for driving the business and it’s team forward - Assist in monitoring competitor activity - Assist in developing a motivated and empowered team through a positive management style - Ensuring training is delivered as scheduled - Assist with the control of costs in accordance with agreed budgets - Adherence to cash and stock control policies, ensuring and assisting others to do the same

About you:

- APLH (Award for Personal License Holder) must have or be prepared to undertake this qualification - NVQ level 2-3 in retail skills, customer care (or similar) - Previous junior supervisory experience in a food retail environment (or similar) - An understanding of budgets & targets and the ability to assist in working to deliver and improve them - Some understanding of health and food safety and legislative responsibilities of a retail environment - Some experience of team development and business development - Experience of using a Challenge 25 policy - Previous cash handling experience - Experience in a customer facing role

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